Lung

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These two pictures represent how oxygen enters our lungs.  The straw in the picture represents the trachea while the green balloon on the bottom represents the diaphragm.   In picture one, everybody can see that when the diaphragm is pulled downward the orange balloon is full of air similarly in our body, the diaphragm must move down then the air will go through the trachea and into our lungs.  Also, as the diaphragm returns to it's original position, carbon dioxide will leave the body through the trachea.

25 Minute Run

In the 25 minute run I did 6 laps however, if I had the extra 5 minutes then I could have completed 7 laps.  I used the Nike-Run app to figure out that I ran 2.82 miles in 25 minutes.

Interesting Topic

As a kid I believed that if I swallowed an apple seed that a tree will grow inside of me and my lungs however as I grew older I realized that it is impossible for that to occur because that is what my elders told me.  Today I discovered that it is possible for a tree to grow inside of you if you swallow the seed and it goes through the wrong pipe.  The tree was found inside of Artyom Sidorkin's lungs who was 28 years old at the time and believed he had a serious tumor.  So, the surgeon decided they had to do an surgery to save Mr. Sidorkin's life and before they were about to do the surgery, the surgeons investigated the tissue where they discovered a fir tree.  The medical staff believed that Mr. Sidorkin must have inhaled a seed which sprouted into a fir tree.  The medical staff saved his life by taking out the tree which was touching the man's capillaries and causing severe pain.

Here is the link to the article:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5152953/Surgeons-find-fir-tree-growing-inside-patients-lung.html

Fitness Testing Results

1.  Aerobic Fitness:  In our fitness testing, we did not test our endurance because we did not do any aerobic exercises.

2.  Anaerobic Glycosis:  The steps is an example of anaerobic glycosis because everybody in the class were going at a fast rate so we were only able to do the exercise for 2 minutes without slowing down.

3.  ATP CP System:  Sprints for a short distance which last 10 seconds is an example of ATP CP System because it doesn't last for a long time and you are not tired afterwards

4.  Flexibility: The back wall bridge is a good example of flexibility because it measures how flexible your upper body is.

5.  Power:  Constant pushups is an example of power because it tests if you are strong enough to be able to go down and push up at a constant speed.

6.  Agility:  The box drill is an example of agility because it allows you find out how long it takes to make each turn and how quick you can change directions.

My goal is to improve my agility which is the reason that I want to become quicker as well as faster and the box drill is a perfect way to measure how much quicker I become every day.  Some other drills to improve my agility are agility ladders drills such as 2 in 2 out shuffle, ankle hops, high knees through, lateral 2 in 2 out and there are more on this website: http://www.workoutz.com/category/speed_and_agility_exercises.  I did most of these drills during the summer and I can say confidently that these drills improved my agility because at the start of the summer it would take me time to finish them however, during the end of summer I became quicker at them.  Once I started to finish those drills more quickly, I realized that I became faster and more agile.

Interim Report

Hi Mom and Dad!
This is my interim report for the Human Kinetics Coop.

So far, the highlights for me have been: Being able to go on many field trips and trying new things which I haven't done before such as rock climbing 


I am the most proud of: Dissecting a heart

The most interesting things I have learned about are: How the human heart pumps blood to our entire body

An example of when I really pushed myself in SuperFit is: During the extended beep test 


I could make improvements in: Asking more questions in class

I am really looking forward to: Going to Extreme Air Park

The Basics - WORK HABITS:

Attendance (classes missed and why) - I missed 1 class because I had to go to the hospital 

Participation in field trips (woo kim, grouse grind, rock climbing) - I participated in rock climbing but not in any of the other field trips because I was injured.

Lates (how many & reasons) - 0 Lates 

Preparedness for class (gym strip &/or supplies) - I am always prepared for class, I have all my supplies and gym strip.

Class time management (are you using your class time to complete your work?  engaged in class discussion? participating? following along? doing your best? or talking too much? ) - I always use my class time to complete my work and I am always engaged in class discussion by answering questions, trying my best also, I am constantly following along.

Blog assignment completion - (out of 8 assignments) Comments? I have completed all my blog assignment 

Self evaluation of work habits for each class in coop - G
Biology 12: G
Exercise Science 12: G
Super Fit 12: G

Blood Flow From Heart To Brain

Here is the link to my video of Gurkirat, Nabeel and I showing the blood flow from the heart to the brain: http://youtu.be/4QzIgRwR9A4 

Grouse Grind

I did not participate in the Grouse Grind however, I did participate in the beep test so I can describe the physiological response of my body during that exercise.  First of all, for this exercise I stopped at level 13-5 and found out my heart rate couple minutes after I had stopped which was around 150 beats per minute.  Also, I was not breathing heavily after the beep test so I could have pushed myself a little bit more because I was still able to talk to my friends with ease.  Afterward, my legs were hurting from running back and forth as fast as I could  in the exercise so I could touch the line before I heard the beep.  Moreover, I read online that a human being's heat production may exceed 1000 W during an exercise where one uses or requires great exertion such as the beep test.  Also, I was feeling very hot as well as sweaty because during the exercise because my metabolic rate was increasing therefore, my heat production was increasing at the same time.  After I had reached level 13-5 I did not want to continue running because I was mentally weak although, I was not physically weak.  Once I reached that level, I could have kept running and maybe reached level 14 however, I kept telling myself to stop by telling myself excuses.  Out of the 3 energy systems I was using the aerobic as well as the anaerobic system during the beep test.  At the beginning of this exercise I was using the aerobic system because my muscles had enough oxygen to produce all the energy they needed also, my heart rate was sustained, and fat was burning during the beep test.

VO2 Max

My VO2 Max is 58.6 which is good for my age group however it is not excellent because it is not over 60.  I found out my VO2 Max by using the beep test score calculator online which takes a person's age as well as their beep test score and then, gives them their VO2 Max.  Even though I am 16 years old, I had to write 18 as my age because the calculator does not accept an age younger than 18 and for my beep test score I wrote 13-5.

Heart Dissection

Internal Anatmoy Observations 

Both the right as well left ventricles had thick walls however, the left ventricle had thicker walls than the right ventricle because it has to pump blood to the whole body while the right ventricle has to pump blood to the lungs so the blood becomes oxygenated.  However, the right ventricle is bigger than the left ventricle and the color for both the ventricles were red also, the the left as well right atrium were red. The chordae tendinae look like strings that are attached to the heart walls near the tricuspid as well the mitral valve.  The tricuspid, aortic, and pulmonary valve have 3 leaflets while the mitral valve only has 2 leaflets.

Internal Anatmoy  Questions 

1. The most surprising thing about dissecting the heart was that how much more thicker  the left atrium was compared to the right atrium because until the point of dissecting the heart, I thought that there was no difference then I realized that left atrium should be bigger than the right atrium because there is more pressure created in the left than the right.
2. Atria and ventricles are different for countless reasons such as the ventricles are much larger, have thicker walls, and rougher to touch than the atria.  Also, the left as well right atrium pump blood to the ventricles while the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to the entire body and the right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
3. The left ventricle is more muscular than the right ventricle because it has to pump oxygenated blood to the entire body while the right ventricle has to pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
4. There are four heart valves in the human heart which are known as the tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, mitral valve and aortic valve.  These four valves may be in different locations of the heart however, their functions are similar.  The tricuspid valve closes to keep the deoxygenated blood coming back from the body in the right atrium then, opens to send it to the right ventricle.  The pulmonary valve closes to keep the deoxygenated blood in the right ventricle afterwards, it opens to send deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary artery and to the lungs.  The mitral valve closes to keep the oxygenated blood in the left atrium which is coming from the lungs and opens to send oxygenated blood to the left ventricle.  Finally the aortic valve opens to send oxygenated blood through the aorta to the entire body however, it closes to keep the oxygenated blood in the left ventricle